Monthly Archives: October 2022

3 guiding FinOps principles that will help you explain cloud costs to the board

Liran Grinberg Contributor Share on Twitter Liran Grinberg is the co-founder of Team8 and the managing partner of its investment fund, Team8 Capital, focused on investing in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Has the price tag for innovation become untenable? When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off…

Hackers leak 500GB trove of data stolen during LAUSD ransomware attack

Hackers have released a cache of data stolen during a cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in what appears to be the biggest education breach in recent years. Vice Society, a Russian-speaking group that last month claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that disrupted the LAUSD’s access to email, computer systems and…

Rivian taps Capital One exec Diane Lye as its first CIO

Rivian has hired Diane Lye as its first chief information officer, a position that the EV maker says is necessary to expand globally. Lye’s hiring comes as Rivian consolidates its internal and external technology teams across its numerous departments, including manufacturing IT and customer-facing digital products. It is also ahead of Rivian’s planned expansion into…

Amazon is launching a dedicated hub for its affordable shopping options

Amazon is launching Amazon Access, a new hub for customers to explore the programs, discounts and features that the online retailer offers for affordable shopping, the company announced on Monday. Amazon also announced that its discounted Prime membership, which launched in 2017, will now be called Prime Access. The new Amazon Access hub gives customers…

You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all

October 12 gets ever closer and as we hurtle towards the big day, prices for Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics cards are now available for US and European buyers.  Price tags fluctuate between the two regions, with most of the American models on Newegg holding pretty close to MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) while other European…

IT pros suffer from serious misconceptions about Microsoft 365 security

A quarter of IT professionals either don’t know or don’t think Microsoft 365 data can be impacted by a ransomware attack, research from Hornetsecurity has claimed. In addition, 40% of IT professionals that use Microsoft 365 in their organization admitted they do not have a recovery plan in case their Microsoft 365 data is compromised…